Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BSV) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,351,560 shares, an increase of 115.7% from the June 15th total of 626,623 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,168,224 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 4.0% during the second quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 47,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,685,000 after acquiring an additional 1,826 shares in the last quarter. Martel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 6.2% in the second quarter. Martel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 996,458 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,634,000 after purchasing an additional 58,179 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. now owns 27,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,149,000 after purchasing an additional 337 shares in the last quarter. Arnold Financial Planning LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF in the second quarter worth $247,000. Finally, Echo45 Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF by 5.6% during the second quarter. Echo45 Advisors LLC now owns 97,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,567,000 after purchasing an additional 5,156 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:BSV traded up $0.14 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $77.75. 952,974 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,797,781. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $77.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.35. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF has a one year low of $77.44 and a one year high of $79.32.

About Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing strategy designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Index (the Index). The Index includes all medium and larger issues of the United States Government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued.